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Shannon LaNier
News Anchor, TV Host, Author

Shannon LaNier is an Emmy award-winning nationally syndicated television news anchor, currently with News 12 in NY, NJ & CT. As the 6th great-grandson of President Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, he is also the award-winning co-author of “Jefferson’s Children: The Story Of One American Family.” You can follow his fatherhood and family “shenanigans” along with his more than half of a million social media followers @MrShannonLanier on all platforms. LaNier will soon be seen in the principal role in Tyler Perry's newest Amazon film "Black, White and Blue."